Japanese culture is inscrutable--but then, so is American culture seen from the viewpoint of the Japanese. As Hayashi and Kuroda make clear, the problem is one of perspective. Neither is really an enigma if the viewer can free him- or herself from the mother culture and look at the other culture from within its own context. Along the way, the authors answer many questions about Japan from the never-ending nature of its trade disputes to the reasons for the misconceptions of many Western writers.
The authors challenge those who think every culture perceives, thinks, and expresses alike....
Japanese culture is inscrutable--but then, so is American culture seen from the viewpoint of the Japanese. As Hayashi and Kuroda make clear, the pr...
